GRE Word List
AMALGAM
a mixture of different elements
The meaning of the word amalgam is a mixture of different elements.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| culmination | the action of culminating |
| partiality | the quality or state of being partial : bias |
| stalemate | a drawing position in chess in which a player is not in checkmate but has no legal move to play |
| husbandry | the cultivation or production of plants or animals : agriculture |
| subside | to sink or fall to the bottom : settle |
| conventional | formed by agreement or compact |
| peccadillo | a slight offense |
| stump | the basal portion of a bodily part remaining after the rest is removed |
| cornice | the molded and projecting horizontal member that crowns an architectural composition see column illustration |
| depravity | a corrupt act or practice |